Weather Fronts

Match the descriptions and image to its correct weather front. Cold Front Thunderheads can form as the moisture in the warm air mass rises, cools, and condenses. As the front moves through, cool, fair weather is likely to follow. Forms when a cold air mass pushes under a warmair mass, forcing the warm air to rise. Warm Front Forms when a moist, warm air mass slides up and over a cold air mass. As the warm air mass rises, it condenses into a broad area of clouds. This brings gentle rain or light snow, followed by warmer, milder weather. Stationary Front Forms when warm and cold air meet and neither air mass has the force to move the other. They are “standing still.” Where the warm and cold air meet, clouds and fog forms, and it may rain or snow. Can bring many days of clouds and precipitation. Occluded Front The temperature drops as the warm air mass is“cut off” from the ground and pushed upward. Can bring strong winds and heavy precipitation. Forms when a warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses. The warm air mass rises as the cool air masses push and meet in the middle.